Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Vladikavkaz, RUS |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Central Sports Army Club [CSKA]: Russia |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Law - Gorsky State Agrarian University: Vladikavkaz, RUS |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Reading books. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2015) |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"I liked playing football more but my elder brother Alan [who was also a weightlifter] insisted that I became one, too." |
General Interest |
Awards and honours |
He was named the 2013 Male Lifter of the Year by the International Weightlifting Federation [IWF]. (iwf.net, 24 Mar 2014)
He was awarded the Order for Merits to the Fatherland [second grade] of the Russian Federation in recognition of the bronze medal he won at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (kremlin.ru, 13 Aug 2012)
He holds the title of Honoured Master of Sport in the Russian Federation. (minsport.gov.ru, 20 Dec 2017) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Pyotr Dzboev, RUS; Kazbek Zoloev, RUS; Marat Kozyrev, RUS |
Training Regime |
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When and where did you begin this sport? |
He took up the sport at age 12 in Vladikavkaz, Russian Federation. |
General Interest |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold at the 2014 World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Athlete, 14 Jul 2016) |
International Debut |
Year |
2011 |
Competing for |
Russia |
Location |
Belgorod, RUS |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete |
Languages |
Russian |
General Interest |
Hero / Idol |
Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo. (Athlete, 08 Nov 2015) |
Injuries |
In March 2018 he suffered a knee injury and was unable not compete at the 2018 Cup of Russia in Sochi, Russian Federation. (tass.ru, 18 Mar 2018) |